Page 99 of Redeeming Harmony

And he had no fucking idea what to do about it.

Stop seeing her.

He couldn’t do that. And not just because they lived in a small town, and he’d just bought her father’s clinic. Nope. At some point in the last week, seeing Harper had become as important to him as breathing.

You’re in so much fucking trouble, buddy.

Instead of pulling away, Harper leaned into him and smiled up at him. “Hi, there.”

“Hi.” He bent his head and kissed her, loving the way she parted her lips for him when he licked her bottom lip. He slid his tongue into her mouth, she tasted like mint flavoured toothpaste, and he pulled back reluctantly when she squeezed his arm.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. But if you keep kissing me like that, I’ll be tempted to start something right here in your office.”

“Oh yeah?” He cupped her breast. “Like what?”

She laughed. “I think you have a vague idea.”

He nuzzled her neck. “How was your day?”

“Fine. Busy at the shop. How about yours?”

“Okay. I had four clients today instead of my usual one.”

“That’s good news,” she said, rubbing her soft hand along his forearm. “Petey’s mom seemed especially happy to see you.”

He studied her face before smiling. “Are you jealous?”

Her face turned pink. “Of course not. What did you need to talk to me about?”

“Did you want to come over tonight?” he asked. Fuck, he sounded like an eager little kid, but he couldn’t help himself.

“I have dinner plans at Kira and Connor’s tonight,” she said. “Addie and Preacher and Grace and Gideon will be there too.”

“Okay,” he said. Now was the part where he let Harper go, told her to have fun, and went home by himself. Instead, he said, “Maybe you could come by after?”

“You could come with me,” she said. “As my friend.”

He stared at her, and more pink infused her cheeks. “Sorry, forget I -”

“Sure,” he said. “I’d love to if you think that Kira and Connor won’t mind.”

“They won’t. It’s a potluck style dinner, so there’ll be plenty of food. I can text you Kira’s address,” she said.

“Or you can give me five minutes and then drive to Kira’s with me, so I don’t have to worry about your crappy car stranding you between here and town,” he said.

She laughed. “It has been making this weird gasping dying sound.”

“That’s it. You’re driving with me,” he said.

“Okay. I’ll text Kira while you finish up.”

“It’s a date,” he said and then cursed inwardly when a weird look crossed Harper’s face.

“Not a date, date,” he said hurriedly. “A friend date.”

She laughed, and the awkwardness passed. “Well, then c’mon, friend. Get your cute booty moving, so we aren’t late.”

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